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'''Barry Dee Ivey''' (born November 16, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/barry-ivey/e397013294250|title=Barry Ivey|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from [[suburb]]an [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state representative for District 65. he first won his seat in a [[special election]] held on March 2, 2013, to succeed the ailing Republican Clifton Russell "Clif" Richardson (1944-20201944–2020), who resigned the seat.
==Background==
As a freshman legislator, Ivey authored the law signed by Republican then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] which allows for a lifetime permit for individuals to carry concealed weapons. The legislation still requires holders of such permits to undergo safety retraining at least every five years. The permit is available only to Louisiana residents; those who move out-of-state would forfeit the lifetime permit.<ref>"Jindal signs lifetime concealed-carry permit into law," WWL.com, May 31, 2013.</ref>
Only five months into his first term in the state House, Ivey was listed by political analyst John James Maginnis (1948-20141948–2014) as a potential candidate in 2014 for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, the office being vacated by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]], who instead successfully challenged Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], a candidate for a fourth term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessreport.com/article/lapolitics-holloway-splashes-on-5th-district-race|author=John Maginnis|title=Lapolitics: [[Clyde Holloway]] splashes on 5th District race|date=August 23, 2013|publisher=Businessreport.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> However, Ivey ultimately did not run for Congress, and Republican [[Garret Graves]] was elected to the seat, a post which he still holds.
In the spring of 2012, Ivey was elected to fill the seat for House District 65 on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, a 144-member body which meets periodically in Baton Rouge.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 24, 2012.</ref>